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Transcript of Notice & Note Signpost Lesson Collins

Understand what the character did & where the character is.1One neuron in your brainNoticeThe character reminds you of someone

The action is something you've experienced or want to experience.

The setting feels familiar2ThinkWonder if the character will act the way you would in that situation.

Emotionally respond to how the character must feel- surprise, fear, or excitement -or the action the character decides to take.

Feel the setting - claustrophobic, joyful, or thrilling!345Your brain will start to connect these neurons along with others to form a neural network.

These neural networks form our ideas and memories. They deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.12345 It's all about Making Connections12345When we connect to what we read, we create, expand, and strengthen our neural networks, making our brains

stronger and more vital.Our brain...So how can I make the strongest connections?Connects to another neuron This is how we interact with someone else's ideas through the words they've written "'Tis the good reader...

This is what Ralph Waldo Emerson meant when he said,...that makes the good book."Let's go back into your WONDERFUL brain & see!Sometimes you just have to

and take a moment to

those things you might missif you weren't looking for them.The 6 Notice & Note Signposts6 Signposts to SLOW DOWN, Notice, & NoteWhen a character does something that contrasts with what you'd expect or contradicts his earlier acts or statements, STOP and ask,

The answer might help you make predictions and draw inferences about the plot and conflict.Contrasts & Contradictions When you notice a word, phrase, or situation mentioned over and over, STOP and ask yourself,

The answer might tell you about the themes and conflict, or could foreshadow what might happen later in the story.Again and AgainWhen a character (probably older and wiser) takes the main character aside and offers serious advice, STOP and ask,

*This lesson might be the theme of the story.

Words of the WiserWhen the author interrupts the action to tell you about a memory, STOP and ask yourself,

The answer might tell you about the theme and conflict, or maybe foreshadow what might happen later in the story.Memory MomentsWhen a character realizes, understands, or finally figures out something, STOP and ask yourself,

If it is about a problem, it might tell you something about the conflict or plot; if it is a life lesson, it might tell you something about the theme.AHA MomentWhen a character asks himself a very difficult question, STOP and ask yourself,

The answer might tell you about the conflict or help you think about what might happen later in the story.

Tough QuestionsEven though they are called "Signposts", I like to think of them as speedbumps. You may not notice them at first, but when you do, they remind you to slow down."How might this change things?""Why is the character doing that?" "What does this question make me wonder about?" "What's the life lesson, and how might it affect the character?" "Why does this keep happening again and again?" "Why might this memory be important?" Slow DownNoticeRemember...Yourwill thank you!Thank you!More & More NeuronsMore & More Connections!